Since the School’s founding, faculty and staff have lived on campus, first in Foxleigh Mansion and later in Main Building; Allan, Lyle, and Finney buildings; and various houses scattered across the property. In 1968, the Bird and Hunt faculty apartments, named for benefactor Edward Bird and Board President German Hunt (1899-1907), opened. In 2018, the two buildings, located on Chapel Hill Road on the south end of campus, were replaced by Marc Village.
The Village substantially increased the amount of on-campus housing available to faculty and staff. A total of 38 housing units are contained within 17 structures, including 26 three-bedroom units and 12 one-bedroom units. The houses are grouped in clusters, which adds to the feel of a closely-knit community. The neighborhood is named for benefactor Marc Blum ’60 whose vision was of an environment, with a small community feeling, where parents and their children converse and play in their adjoining front yards. The streets and houses in Marc Village are named for well-known and lesser-known members of the McDonogh Family.
